UNCLASSIFIED
DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
COST ($ in Millions)
FY 2011
FY 2012
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PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced Technology Development
FY 2013
Base
FY 2013
OCO
FY 2013
Total
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
Cost To
Complete Total Cost
Total Program Element
41.212
30.242
45.317
- 45.317
46.356
41.645
42.409
43.131 Continuing Continuing
S200: SO Advanced Technology
Development
41.212
30.242
45.317
- 45.317
46.356
41.645
42.409
43.131 Continuing Continuing
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
This program element conducts rapid prototyping and Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATDs). ATDs provide a means for demonstrating and evaluating the
utility of emerging/advanced technologies in as realistic an operational environment as possible by Special Operations Forces (SOF) users. Evaluation results are
included in a transition package, which assists in the initiation of or insertion into an acquisition program. The program element also addresses projects that are a
result of unique joint special mission or area-specific needs for which a few-of-a-kind prototypes must be developed on a rapid response basis, or are of sufficient time
sensitivity to accelerate the prototyping effort of a normal acquisition program in any phase.
B. Program Change Summary ($ in Millions)
Previous President's Budget
Current President's Budget
Total Adjustments
• Congressional General Reductions
• Congressional Directed Reductions
• Congressional Rescissions
• Congressional Adds
• Congressional Directed Transfers
• Reprogrammings
• SBIR/STTR Transfer
• Other Adjustments
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013 Base
FY 2013 OCO
FY 2013 Total
30.806
41.212
10.406
- - - - - 3.587
-0.964
7.783
35.242
30.242
-5.000
- - - - - - - -5.000
39.684
45.317
5.633
- - - 39.684
45.317
5.633
5.633
- 5.633
Congressional Add Details ($ in Millions, and Includes General Reductions)
Project: S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
FY 2011
Congressional Add: SOF Advance Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Programs
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced Technology Development
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7.958
- Congressional Add Subtotals for Project: S200
7.958
- Congressional Add Totals for all Projects
7.958
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UNCLASSIFIED
DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
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PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced Technology Development
Change Summary Explanation
Funding:
FY 2011 Net increase of $10.406 million is due to an increase for a Congressional add for Advance Capabilities Technology Demonstration (ACTD) ($8.000
million), below threshold reprogrammings to support YMQ-18A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ($2.577 million), and a technical and user assessment of SOCOM APPS
Store Software ($0.990 million), an economic assumption reduction (-$0.197 million), and a transfer of funds to Small Business Innovative Research (-$0.964
million).
FY 2012 Decrease of $5.000 million for an excess to need congressional reduction.
FY 2013 Net increase of $5.633 million is due to a new start program, Special Communications Field Segment-Enterprise, which will manage and provide
clandestine exchanges of information between SOF elements ($5.100 million), a reprogramming to higher command priorities (-$0.011 million) and an economic
assumption increase ($0.544 million).
Schedule: None.
Technical: None.
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UNCLASSIFIED
DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
COST ($ in Millions)
S200: SO Advanced Technology
Development
FY 2011
41.212
FY 2012
30.242
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PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced
Technology Development
FY 2013
Base
45.317
FY 2013
OCO
- FY 2013
Total
45.317
FY 2014
46.356
FY 2015
41.645
PROJECT
S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
FY 2016
42.409
FY 2017
Cost To
Complete Total Cost
43.131 Continuing Continuing
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
This project provides for rapid prototyping, Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATDs) and Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations. It is a means for
demonstrating and evaluating the utility of emerging/advanced technologies in operationally relevant environments with Special Operations Forces (SOF) users.
This project integrates emerging technologies and presents them in technology demonstrations, in conjunction with joint experiments and other assessment events.
Evaluation results often facilitate the initiation of new programs and the insertion of appropriate technologies to acquisition programs. The element also addresses
unique, joint special mission or area-specific needs for which a few rapid prototypes must be developed on a responsive basis, or are of sufficient time sensitivity
to accelerate prototyping efforts of a normal acquisition program in any phase. Sub-projects within the Special Operations Special Technology Development effort
include:
• Rapid Exploitation of Innovative Technologies (REITS). This sub-project supports both top-down and bottom-up approaches for USSOCOM Components, Theater
Special Operations Commands and Special Operations Task Forces to articulate innovative technology recommendations. Concepts, ideas, and needs will be
submitted to HQ USSOCOM for review and/or approval as appropriate. The tenets promote speed, evolution, collaboration, and engagement between the SOF user
and the technical problem solver. Individual projects or ideas can be submitted from every echelon of command. Initial evaluation clears new ideas for distribution to
industry, academia, laboratories or SOF in-country mobile technology repair complexes that have the capability to augment or build solutions in-place. The USSOCOM
directive, "Rapid Technology Support to Special Operations" outlines the processes to identify, assess and exploit emerging innovative technologies for SOF in the
following Capability Areas: 1) Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Sensors; 2)
Mobility, Power, and Energy; 3) SOF Warrior Systems and 4) Weapons and Munitions. Technical activities in these areas will provide new operational capabilities and
will mature technologies to better shape future SOF procurements.
• REITS C4, ISR, and Sensors Capability Area. Exploit emerging technologies to conduct ATDs that provide SOF with robust C4 and intelligence capabilities such
as, but not limited to, ensuring uninterrupted information exchange, influencing situations to support mission accomplishments, reducing an adversary's ability to use
information, increasing sensory performance, improving antenna technologies, and achieving near real-time data fusion for sensor systems.
• REITS Mobility, Power, and Energy Capability Area. Exploit emerging technologies to conduct ATDs such as, but not limited to, providing SOF with durable,
survivable mobility capabilities in high threat areas; enhanced situational awareness; reconnaissance and direct action in high threat areas using unmanned systems,
improved power system technologies for signature reduction, longer endurance, or smaller size; and advanced energy storage for vehicles, sensors, and operational
needs.
• REITS SOF Warrior Systems Capability Area. Exploit emerging technologies to conduct ATDs that provide SOF with increased survivability and performance to
enhance individual operator capabilities including, but not limited to, ballistic protection, personal equipment, and night vision and optics systems.
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced Technology Development
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DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
R-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced
Technology Development
PROJECT
S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
• Weapons and Munitions Capability Area. Exploit technologies such as tunable weapons, reduce signature capability, and reduce size and weight.
• Special Operations Special Technology Development Sub-Project. This sub-project integrates emerging technologies and presents them in technology
demonstrations, in conjunction with joint experiments and other assessment events.
• Joint Task Force SWORD Sub-Project. Explore use of experimental technologies to provide emergent technologies to quick response task force deployments.
• Tagging, Tracking, and Locating (TTL) Technologies Sub-Project. Exploit emerging technologies as identified in the TTL users' Capabilities Based Assessments.
Exploit emerging technologies to locate and track targets or items of interest. Pursue advanced development and prototyping of TTL capabilities that have been proven
to be feasible and operationally useful.
• National to Theater Transition Sub-Project. Conduct additional testing required to transition items from national forces to theater forces.
• Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Targeting and Engagement Radar (YMQ-18A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Conducts planning, payload integration,
air vehicle improvements, and training in support of multiple operational demonstrations to evaluate the military utility of the YMQ18A unmanned aerial vehicle.
• Classified Sub-Project (provided under separate cover).
• The Special Communications Field Segment-Enterprise program includes organizations, practices, processes, services, networks, systems and subsystems that
manage and provide clandestine exchange of information between elements (field-to-field, field-to-base, base-to-field).
The following technology activity was added by Congress for FY 2011:
• SOF Advance Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). Expand and enhance current Unclassified Test Bed (UTB) capabilities such as evaluating, developing,
prototyping and fabricating quick reaction prototypes. A classified area is being configured and certified, this area will provide SOF the ability to quickly transition
candidate technologies from the unclassified Test and Evaluation (T&E) environment to a classified T&E environment.
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2011
- Title: Rapid Exploitation of Innovative Technology (REITS) for SOF Sub-Project
FY 2012 Plans:
Starting in FY 2012, REITS will be executed only in PE 1160402BB. Continue additional demonstrations and evaluations of C4I
technologies; warrior survivability improvements; and mobility, power and energy and mobile technology repair center projects.
Further develop and insert into existing programs, advanced processing techniques and persistent surveillance. Continue
advanced development of signature reduction technologies. Insert lightweight armor and materials into existing acquisition efforts.
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5.310
FY 2013
5.598
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
R-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced
Technology Development
PROJECT
S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
Continue to exploit technologies that reduce the load of the operator. Insert into existing programs advanced protection and
visualization, and training systems.
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2013 Plans:
Continues to identify and develop technologies which can rapidly transition to support the warfighter with transition paths into
programs of record or direct fielding. Capabilities such as, but not limited to: SOF mobility platform improvements, mobile
communications applications, improved target engagement, improved materials, improved biometrics and forensics tools, nontraditional power and energy solutions, and improved electronic warfare solutions will be evaluated for development, prototyping,
and limited field assessment.
Title: REITS C4, ISR, and Sensors Capability Area
5.309
- - 5.010
- - 4.422
- - 0.250
- - - 6.835
12.566
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Developed advance processing techniques, persistent surveillance, completed effort that provides capability to detect, identify,
locate and defeat threat signals of interest. Executed multiple Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstrations (JCTDs) to include
Rapid Site Exploitation and Operations 3 Dimension (OP3D).
Title: REITS Mobility, Power and Energy Capability Area
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Investigated multi-domain mobility platforms. Completed prototype integration and assessment of advanced suspension for SOF
vehicles. Initiated development of long duration, self sustaining power sources. Executed multiple JCTDs to include the Maritime
Predator, Seatracker and Joint Unmanned Arial System (UAS) Precision Targeting JCTD.
Title: REITS SOF Warrior Systems Capability Area
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Pursued technologies to reduce the load of the operator and improve target engagement. Completed integration and assessment
of threat detection and location system. Assessed advanced lightweight armor and improved materials.
Title: REITS Weapons and Munitions Capability Area
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Assessed ongoing development efforts across this capability area, to include suppression systems, material coatings, and other
munition developments.
Title: Special Operations Special Technology Sub-Project
FY 2012 Plans:
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UNCLASSIFIED
DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
R-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced
Technology Development
PROJECT
S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
Developed and inserted technology into existing programs. Projects technologies include, but are not limited to, reduced
signature profiles; improved weapons, lightweight armor and materials; alternative power systems; "green" sustainable energy
devices; long duration, reduced size, high output power supplies; and technologies that reduce the load of the operator.
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2013 Plans:
Continues to develop and insert technology into existing programs. Project technologies include, but are not limited to, reduced
signature profiles; improved weapons; lightweight armor and materials; alternative power systems; eco-friendly sustainable
energy devices; long duration, reduced size, high output power supplies; and technologies that reduce the load of the operator.
Initiates development of technologies supporting undersea mobility; develop ground mobility solutions for improved endurance
and survivability. Evaluates and develops sensors across the electromagnetic spectrum to meet operational requirements. Based
upon agreed technology maturity metrics, transfer successful projects into programs of record.
Title: Joint Task Force SWORD Sub-Project
- 0.199
- 11.920
13.919
18.010
1.864
1.966
1.993
FY 2012 Plans:
Continue to explore the use of experimental technology to provide emergent technology to quick response task force
deployments.
Title: Tagging, Tracking, and Locating Technologies (TTL) Sub-Project
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Specific objectives, priorities, technical approaches, and potential operational applications are classified. Exploited and integrated
recently-proven and emerging technologies for TTL and TTL-enabling systems. Continued projects toward maturity that are linked
to the USSOCOM/DoD TTL Roadmap, which is updated via the JCS/J8-approved annual TTL Quick-Look Capabilities-Based
Assessment (QL-CBA).
FY 2012 Plans:
Specific objectives, priorities, technical approaches, and potential operational applications are classified. Exploit and integrate
recently-proven and emerging technologies for TTL and TTL-enabling systems. Continue projects toward maturity that are linked
to the USSOCOM/DoD TTL Roadmap, which is updated via the JCS/J8-approved annual TTL Quick-Look Capabilities-Based
Assessment (QL-CBA).
FY 2013 Plans:
Specific objectives, priorities, technical approaches, and potential operational applications are classified. Exploits and integrates
recently-proven and emerging technologies for TTL and TTL-enabling systems. Continues projects toward maturity that are linked
to the USSOCOM/DoD TTL Roadmap, which is updated via the JCS/J8-approved annual TTL Quick-Look Capabilities-Based
Assessment (QL-CBA).
Title: National to Theater Transition
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DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
R-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced
Technology Development
PROJECT
S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
B. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Conducted testing and evaluation required on various equipment items being transitioned to the SOF Theater Forces.
FY 2012 Plans:
Conduct additional testing and evaluation required on various equipment items being transitioned to the SOF Theater Forces.
FY 2013 Plans:
Conductes additional testing and evaluation required on various equipment items being transitioned to the SOF Theater Forces.
Title: Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Targeting and Engagement Radar (YMQ-18A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
2.577
- - 1.902
2.013
2.050
- - 5.100
33.254
30.242
45.317
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Conducted planning, payload integration, air vehicle improvements, and training in support of multiple operational demonstrations
to evaluate the military utility of the YMQ-18A unmanned aerial vehicle.
Title: Classified Sub-Project
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Details provided under separate cover.
FY 2012 Plans:
Details provided under separate cover.
FY 2013 Plans:
Details provided under separate cover.
Title: Special Communications Field Segment - Enterprise (SPCOM)
FY 2013 Plans:
FY 2013 new start. Initial focus will be on the development of transport and field segment devices for a special communications
enterprise, as well as the development of means and methods (tradecraft) to provide near term impact to operators.
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals
Congressional Add: SOF Advance Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Programs
FY 2011 FY 2012
7.958
- FY 2011 Accomplishments: Expanded and enhanced current Unclassified Test Bed (UTB) capabilities such
as evaluating, developing, prototyping and fabricating quick reaction prototypes. Included in this effort is a
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DATE: February 2012
Exhibit R-2A, RDT&E Project Justification: PB 2013 United States Special Operations Command
APPROPRIATION/BUDGET ACTIVITY
0400: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Defense-Wide
BA 3: Advanced Technology Development (ATD)
R-1 ITEM NOMENCLATURE
PE 1160402BB: Special Operations Advanced
Technology Development
classified area that will provide SOF the ability to quickly transition candidate technologies from an unclassified
T&E environment to a classified T&E environment.
Congressional Adds Subtotals
PROJECT
S200: SO Advanced Technology Development
FY 2011
FY 2012
7.958
C. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
N/A
D. Acquisition Strategy
N/A
E. Performance Metrics
N/A
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